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About Basin Village

Basin is one of the larger villages in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,738, made up of 2,923 males and 2,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1265.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basin village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 1265.73 hectares
Population 5,738
Male Population 2,923
Female Population 2,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basin compares

By the 2011 count Basin is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 1265.73 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Basin

Basin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basin as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basin from other places

Basin lies about 45 km from Raipur. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basin
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 12 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 45 km

Villages closest to Basin

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Basin

As per the Census of India 2011, Basin village had a population of 5,738. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Basin village has 2,923 males and 2,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basin has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Basin is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basin covers 1265.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basin falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Basin notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basin.

Basin is about 45 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basin is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 12 km away. Nawāpāra is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhasera (under 2 km), Raksha (2.3 km) and Pendra (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basin today is likely to be higher.

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